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1 WOE to the rebellious children, says the LORD, who take counsel, but not of me; and who offer wine offerings, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin; 2 Who start to go down to Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth, to strengthen themselves by the strength of Pharaoh, and to take shelter in the shadow of Egypt! 3 Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be to your shame, and the shelter of the shadow of Egypt to your confusion. 4 For while Pharaoh is in Zoan, his princes and ambassadors shall act deceitfully. 5 They go to a people that cannot profit them, neither be a help nor a profit, but shame and reproach. 6 The prophecy concerning the oppressors of the south: Into a land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the lion and the young lion, the viper and the fiery flying serpent, they will carry their riches upon the backs of young asses, and their treasures upon the humps of camels, to a people that shall not profit them. 7 For the Egyptians shall help in vain and in falsehood; therefore I have warned them, for this their trust is in vain. Isaiah 30:1-7, Lamsa Bible. Public domain.
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